In 2021, the stats agency said, only 7.9 per cent of those employed went to work on public transport, compared to 71.6 per cent that used private cars.
Road deaths are also on the rise after a steep fall during the COVID-19 pandemic with a gain of more than 20 per cent between 2020 and 2021, the Noi Italia report said.
Air pollution, not surprisingly continues to represent one of the main environmental problems for Italians, especially in urban areas, Istat said.
In 2022, 37 per cent of households considered their local air to be polluted, 2.2 percentage points more than in 2021.
Likewise, almost 20 per cent of households complained about unpleasant odours, 1.6 percentage points more than the previous year.
In 2022, Istat estimates a 0.9 per cent increase in total greenhouse gas emissions in Italy, down from an annual increase of 6.2 per cent registered in 2021 due to the resumption of economic activity and mobility after the pandemic.
Just on 8.1 per cent of emissions are attributable to industrial processes (-23.2 per cent compared to 1990), 8.6 per cent to the agriculture sector (-11.4 per cent compared to 1990), and 4.9 per cent to the waste sector (+7.7 per cent compared to 1990), due to the increase in emissions from landfill sites which account for 76.6 per cent of total waste emissions, Istat said.
The 2023 annual Noi Italia report also revealed that the employment rate among people aged 20-64 rose by 2.1 percentage points to reach 64.8 per cent in 2022, but a strong gender imbalance remained.
The employment rate among women stood at 55 per cent compared to 74.7 per cent for men.
Overall, part-time employment fell to 18.2 per cent of the total, but accounted for 8.3 per cent of jobs held by men and for 31.8 per cent of jobs held by women.
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